diff --git a/plugin.json b/plugin.json
index bf6e8ec..ed44da6 100644
--- a/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin.json
@@ -22,5 +22,15 @@
     "copilot"
   ],
   "category": "Productivity",
-  "skills": "skills/"
+  "skills": [
+    "./skills/bug-investigator",
+    "./skills/build-executor",
+    "./skills/code-reviewer",
+    "./skills/contract-builder",
+    "./skills/need-explorer",
+    "./skills/release-archivist",
+    "./skills/spec-merger",
+    "./skills/spec-writer",
+    "./skills/workflow-start"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/codebuddy-manifest.test.mjs b/tests/lib/codebuddy-manifest.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd06aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/codebuddy-manifest.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// tests/lib/codebuddy-manifest.test.mjs
+// Root marketplace manifests must enumerate skills for CodeBuddy discovery.
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+
+const ROOT = process.cwd();
+const EXPECTED_SKILLS = [
+  'bug-investigator',
+  'build-executor',
+  'code-reviewer',
+  'contract-builder',
+  'need-explorer',
+  'release-archivist',
+  'spec-merger',
+  'spec-writer',
+  'workflow-start',
+];
+
+describe('CodeBuddy marketplace manifest', () => {
+  it('enumerates every skill as a discoverable plugin path', () => {
+    const manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(ROOT, 'plugin.json'), 'utf8'));
+
+    assert.deepEqual(manifest.skills, EXPECTED_SKILLS.map(name => `./skills/${name}`));
+    for (const skillPath of manifest.skills) {
+      assert.ok(existsSync(join(ROOT, skillPath, 'SKILL.md')), `${skillPath} must contain SKILL.md`);
+    }
+  });
+});